The Lord dramatically changed my life one day. It was the day I truly began to live the life, I never thought existed. I now walked in liberty; I was free!

I began telling my family all about what had happened to me. I bubbled when I talked about Jesus. They hadn’t seen me this excited in quite a long, long time. I told them about the joy and peace I had; about how the Lord had taken away all my pain and sorrow.
 
I knew that I would never be the same again, and that I would never stick another needle in my arm.  My face glowed with a radiance that only the joy of salvation could bring.
  
My family was genuinely happy for me but felt I was going through a phase. “You know Pamela...the girl scouts for five months, piano lessons for six weeks. She never sticks to anything.” You know what?  It has stuck. It’s stuck for all these years and it’s going to continue to stick, because who the Son set free, is free indeed!
 
One by on my entire family has come to the Lord. Within five years, my Dad, Mom, two sisters and brother had received Christ.  God used me, the black sheep of the family, the failure; me the drug addict, chosen to lead my family to Christ.  
  
The first shall be last, and truly the last shall be first!  There is a hope beyond hopelessness. There is a sweet dream, beyond the nightmare. Never give up. Never give up!

Pastor Pam

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. (Colossians 4:2-4)

Sitting still is truly the answer. Notice how Paul is asking for help in declaring the message. His focus in this passage is on help in proclamation, not conversions.

I pray for all of my sisters that the Lord would open the door of our hearts and minds so that we can collectively acknowledge the value of each other.

I pray also that as physical doors open, we as sisters will have the boldness to walk therein and accompolish whatever it is that we have been prepared to do.

I pray that we would be sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit and that we would become more aware of the needs of others daily. It is out of my own needs that I have sown into others because I believe in the power of sowing on good ground.

I pray as sisters we take the time to learn how to invest our money and that we all would be become better stewards over our finances. There are so many sisters who do not have nest eggs. A savings account is a good starting place. I pray that as sisters we are tithing with out time, talent, trade, and skills as well.

I pray that we are sharing the good news of the gospel with our family, friends, acquaintances, and co-workers. Sin and its consequences cause tremendous pain. We encounter people who are experiencing medical problems, family problems or employment problems. An offer to pray is an unsual and thoughtful expression of support. Touching and agreeing in the spirit will allow more awareness to arrest any other needs that may be present.

We may not get the answer or request granted right away, but developing a prayer life is important. Taking the time early in the morning before the hustle and the bustle (just five minutes) will enhance your central nervous, renew and refresh your mind, stimulate positive energy flow, and cause you to say, There is nothing that can come my way today, that God and I can not handle.

Be blessed, not stressed.

Adrienne

Yes, Myra! Yielding and allowing oneself to be used as a vessel is the optimal way to flow in the Spirit. As women sometimes we have a hard time sitting still and allowing God to use us and He would have us used. We usually want to "fix" things ourselves...

Blessings,
Bibi

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